As CloudNine notes in their review of 2025, last year was about turning complexity into clarity across eDiscovery, AI & information governance!

The post, titled (wait for it!) 2025 Year in Review: Turning Complexity into Clarity Across eDiscovery, AI, and Information Governance (available here), discusses several trends that defined 2025. Here’s one of them:

Modern Data Is No Longer “Emerging”; It’s the New Normal 

Email certainly still matters, but it is no longer the center of the discovery universe. Text messages, collaboration platforms, mobile devices, social media, and cloud-based applications continued to dominate discovery and investigation matters this year. 

These data sources introduced new challenges: 

• Short-form, conversational communications with limited context 
• Data spread across devices, platforms, and custodians 
• Increased reliance on forensic tools to capture volatile or ephemeral content 

Organizations increasingly recognized that collection is no longer a simple, one-time event. Instead, it requires repeatable, defensible forensic processes that preserve metadata, maintain chain of custody, and align with downstream review requirements. 

The growing emphasis on tight integration between forensic collection and review reflected a broader reality: modern data demands end-to-end workflows, not disconnected tools.

Couldn’t agree more!

So, what are some other trends that defined 2025? And what did 2025 teach us? Find out here, it’s only one click! The click is the quickest way for turning complexity into clarity! 😉

So, what do you think? What were the most notable trends for you that defined 2025 across eDiscovery, AI and information governance? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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